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September 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
Staff at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon built and engaged two coalitions of faith communities - in Portland and Corvallis - government agencies, advocacy groups and others to improve the health of congregations and their communities.
May 29, 2013 | Program Result Report
ARTreach sponsored four workshops for 15-20 youth each in the Naked City neighborhood of Las Vegas to expose them to new ways of expressing their emotions and encourage them to explore and develop new talents.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
In an effort to create stronger social linkages in a poor urban community, the Urban Tree Connection engaged residents of the Haddington area of Philadelphia to clean up and beautify three neighborhood blocks and turn one into an urban park.
October 18, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
April 10, 2013 | Story
An urban farm program director in Birmingham, Ala., Rachel Reinhart brought opportunities to learn about and grow healthy food to children and adults. Through Ladder to Leadership, she expanded her community health expertise.
May 29, 2013 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health worked to build community and improve health in low-income Las Vegas neighborhoods by providing minigrants and technical assistance to grassroots community organizations.
March 28, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Spring has sprung in the nation’s capital, and while the Cherry Blossoms are the most heralded bloom, the city is also awash in yellow forsythia, white apple blossoms, purple lavender and shovels and hoes at small and large plots of land across the ...
August 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) in Durham, N.C., expanded Durham Inner-City Gardeners (DIG) - a program that teaches teenagers about organic farming and healthy eating habits.
March 1, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Will The Lorax, a film version of the Dr. Seuss book, which opens tomorrow, prompt kids everywhere to plant gardens and eat healthier? That’s the hope of Kelly Meyer, the founder of American Heart Association Teaching Gardens, a project that teaches ...
May 13, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Urban Farming, founded by recording artist Taja Sevelle, is a nonprofit organization with a goal of reducing hunger and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods by encouraging people to plant gardens on unused land.